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Non‐operative management of multiple penetrating fragments of the torso secondary to an explosion
Author(s) -
Ezzedien Rabie Mohammad
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
surgical practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.109
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 1744-1633
pISSN - 1744-1625
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-1633.2007.00384.x
Subject(s) - medicine , exploratory laparotomy , torso , penetrating trauma , explosive material , pressure wave , laparotomy , surgery , blunt , anatomy , mechanics , chemistry , physics , organic chemistry
Explosive devices owe their devastating effect to a combination of a complex pressure wave generated by the explosion, and the shrapnel flying at high speed. Exploratory laparotomy has been the rule for abdominal injuries associated with explosions. In the present report, we describe the clinical course of a patient who was subjected to an explosion with multiple small shrapnel penetrating the abdominal wall. A non‐operative approach was successfully followed.